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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
After Twenty-Five years.

CORINTH, Miss, Jan. 10, 1887.
Ever since / came out Of the war,
up TO two years ago, had catarrh.
At tifnos the disease was very often
siYe. / tried all the doctors that
could see, and nearly ever catarrh
medicine that saw advertised but
1 got no permanent relief until two
years ago, when / began taking S. S.
Is. / felt Immediate benefit from the
medicine, and after taking six bottles
/ felt like a new man. When began
using the medlcinaI was In very
bad condition; digestion was poor, l
had rheumatic pains In my knees, and
my feet was always cold. These UNI
pleasant conditions were remedied at
once by Swift's Specific.
ceased using the medicine after
| the six bottles, because l felt 30 well
that thought I was entirely cured.
This past fall, however, | had re-
llapse--evidently 1 had stopped taking
s.. S. s. too soon. SO 1 at once began
with the medicine, and am happy to
tell you that / am very much I'M
proved, my general health being OK
ceellent, and the caiarrh rapidly dis
appearing.
have great faith in s. s. s. for
catarrh and blood Impurities, and !
recommend il TO all my neighbors who
are SILK. Yours truly, G. C. KEY.
Treaties on Blood and Skin Di-
seases mailed free. The SWIFT SPE-
cIEIc Co, Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
The Governors Patronage.

Kentucky's governors are not over
burdened with official patronage,
This is the exient oft:
lie appoints Secretary OF State,
who receives nothing but Il salary OF
81, 500 per annum; an Assistant Sec
rotary of State, who receives, besides
a salary of 5000, fees to the estimated
amount of 5000 per annum a pri-
vate secretary, whose salary is 81 zoo
per annum, and who, as in the pres.
ent administration, when he secures
the office, receives $500 additional for
services as clerk to the railroad com.
mission director for the geological
survey, whose pay is $500 per an
mum commissioner ofagriculturc,
whose pay is $1,000 per annum; an
adiutant general, whose pay is $1,000
three railroad commissioners, one
from each of the Superior Court dis
tricts, who receive 81, 900 each an in
spector of mines, who receives $1,000,
and superintendent and assistant for
each of the various State institutions
for the blind, feeble-minded, deal
and dumb and insane, whose compen-
sation is fixed by the respective
board Of managers. Besides these,
he usually desgnates clerk for the
adjutant generals Office which the
adjutant general appoints, and whose
salary is 81, 900 per anmum, and with
the rest of the sinking fund commits
sion, elects the officers for the pene-
tentiarics Of the State, whose pay is
fixed by the aforesaid commission at
$1,000 for the warden and 81 200 each
for the clerk, physician and chaplain.
This is the whole extent Of the gov
errors power to reward his friends
with a salaried Office.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
RUSSIAN ASPARAGUS.
Discovery OF a Monster Variety OF the
valuable Vegetable.


valuable Vegetable.
The announcement that new and
splendid variety of asparagus has been
discovered on tho steppes Of Akhal-
Tekiz may perhaps impart to these re-
cent acquisitions of Russia more in.
terest than they have hitherto been
reckoned to possess. II the man who
makes two blades Of grass grow where
only one grew before is public bene-
factor. surely the discovcrer of a fresh
variety of so Invaluable vegetable as
asparagus deserves the gratitude re-
served for the greatest Of philan-
thropists. 1t is possible. indeed, that
the thanks of the world might have
been more lavish had tho gift brought
us from Central Asia boon more gem
orally popular. II Is a stigma on our
age that asparagus Is not vegc-
table in universal demand; but to
those who are capable Of approaching
its degenerate relative so long and
so favorably known in Europe. the
new variety would seem TO lack little
as regards size and abundance. We
are told that 1t grows perfectly wild.
and the stalks are affirmed to be near
ly as thick as mans arm. and to at
tain a height Of five to six feet One
of them. indeed. is SAID TO be large
enough to supply ton Russian soldiers
with sufficient meal. and rs the
flavor is described as equal to that OF
the best European kinds. IT is not I'M
likely that for n time at loast the arm
les Of the Car may be asked TO adopt
vegetarian regimen. So far there Is
nothing incredible IN tho tale which
reaches us. The vast uplands Of Cen
trail Asia arc still only partially
known. and during the progress Of the
recent Boundary Commission the bot
anists of the party noted more that
one plant which might form useful
addition to the scanty supplies Of these
regions. But whethor tho new variety
of asparagus is actually q new form.
or only an enlarged edition of
the old one. still remains to be
settled. Tho natural science OF
soldiers is never very trustworthy. and
it does not necessarily follow that be-
cause the asparagus described grows
wild in tho Akhal-Tekiz country, 1t is,
like the camel which Colonel Pre-
jcvalshy discovered in the same re-
gion. as actually unknown species.
The asparagus has long been known
TO grow wild over the Russian stoppes
in such abundance that 1t is eaten by
horses and cattle Ike grass. It is,
therefore. not impossible that the
plant described is simply an Eastern
extension of our familiar vegetable. or
even some entirely different plant
which, owing perhaps to some fancied
likeness. has enormously received that
name The "Prussian asparagus" is.
for instance. not an asparagus at all.
but the OrDlihogalnm pvrcnaicun.
which. in the vicinity Of Bath. is so
abundant that its shoots are collected
in the spring aud brought to market
as a substitute for tho true asparagus.
London Standard
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
THO bark louise, o. scale bug, s n

Tho bark louise. or scale bug. Is in
juring and killing apple trees in q
number Of towns in Niagara County,
Y. Ono farmer had an orchard Of
thrifty eightecn-year-old trees which
last summer were seen 10 be dying, and
when they were inspected this spring
1t was found that there existed onsom,
Of the limbs a germ that eonlains the
eggs Of tho insect. On hatchiug out
in tho spring they bore holes in the
inner bark and kin the tree. IN y
Sun
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
A DIPLOMATS SPEECH.
Al Alnuslng Story OF Lord Ponsonby nnc
Ills Ncrvous Interprotor.

Ills Nervous Interpreter.
II 1910, when victory was gained
over tho Egyptian army in Syria by tho
combined British and Turkish torces,
a number Of trophies in flags. banners.
ctc.. we're sent by General Smith and
Admiral Sir Charles Napier, who COM
mandcd the British forces, to Lord Pom
sonby, the Ambassador at Constantine
pie, to present the Sultan
A day having been fixed for the
audience. Lord Ponsonby prepared the
speech he proposed to deliver. and de
rcctcd Mr.. Frederick Pisani Chief
Dragoman Of the Embassy to write
out translation into the Turkish Ian
guage. and to learn it by heart He
was instructed not to pay any attention
to Lord Ponsonby's utterances during
the audience. but, when requested by
his Excellency, he was to repeat tho
prepared speech, and subsequently, tho
replies, which had likewise been pre-
pared in answer to the Sultan's
language. of which his Excclleney
was able to guess the
purpori. Lord Pensonby gave these
directions as he knew that Mr. Pisani
was nervous man, aud might find
1t difficult on such an occasion to rem
der the Ambassador language ade-
quately into eloquent and polite Turk
ish II not prepared beforehand.
The Ambassador and members Of
the Embassy in uniform. with numcr-
GUS cavasses, proceeded in the state
kaik from Thcrapia to the Sultan's
palace. To each attache banner or
flag was given to carry for presonta-
ton to the audience. To me was al
lottcd Turkish banner. on a very
long pole; with crescent and spear.
All the Ministers and other dignitaries
of the Porte were assembled at the PAL
ace. and stood in two lines on each
side Of the Sultan as the Ambassador
and suite entered the hall.
Keeping my eyes fixed upon the Sui
tan as entered. lowered unwittingly
the pole and banner. which were very
heavy, and nearly carried off on the
spear the fez of one Of the Ministers.
This '.gaucherie" produced sup
pressed giggle from an attache,
for the scene was very ludicroue.
especially as Lord Ponsonby ha6
not warned the members of tho En-
bassy Of tho nature Of the address he
was about to deliver. and of the In
structions he had given to Mr.. Pisani
Advancing with great dignity near to
where tho Sutton stood, and putting
out occasionally his hand as an orator
might do. Lord Ponsonby commenced
with very grave expression of coun-
tenanee. counting lone. two, three,
four, five, y etc. up to fifty, occasions
ally modulating his voice, rs II he de-
sired TO make an impression upon the
minds Of his hearers. putting emphasis
upon some numbers, and smiling with
satisfaction and pleasure when he
reached tho higher numbers of thirty
TO forty. Of course his Excellency
knew that the Sultan, his Ministers
and other officials at the court were
not acquainted with the English Ian
guagc.
On concluding. he turned to tho In
tcrpreter and motioned him to speak.
MIR Pisani recited in very eloquent
and flowery Turkish the Ambassadors
prepared speech.
tVt,o,, o,.l Dooeo,I,,, ,.>,,,,,,o,,rcd
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01

Tho magnetic power Of soft iron Is
more than twice thatof lodestonc and
one thousand times That Of ferric sui
plate.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-01
ESTABLISHED 1850.
The Evansville
Commercial ! College
Institute d Business framing.

This old and tried Institution has had q very
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gentlemen, and no wonder, for It Is one Of the
most thorough and reliable Business Colleges
In the West. Prof. 8. N. Curnlck, tho princi~
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Banking. Trading, short-hand Type Writing,
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once take scholarship. References, hundreds
OF young men In this and adjoining counties.
Apply by latter or in person to 8. N. CUR
NICK, Cor. Srd and Main Streets, Evansville,
Indiana. Mch29
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25
ELK.

Quite rainy at times but not much water.
Early fax Is about all in stack,
Land hunters and chicken hunters together
give the prar1es Il lively appearance, we counted
seven loads in one lot recently.
The raise in hay put cheek on tlneshing for
the present.
II We do not have heavy rains soon good
antipodes
Bronx and VanDyke left for home last Satur-
day, the excessive drought in Illinois and its
attendant dangers fastened their departure.
Mr.. Cunningham OF Graham Lakes IS leading
the rest OF the threshers in fast threshing
Mr.. Wilkinson has threshed his oats and some
flax. Flax went 7 bushels to the acre This is
quite remarkable yield rs 1t was OH old ground.
Oats averaged Is bushels though i part Of it was
good for nearly double that amount.
Mr.. Kirk and Mr.. Hendy have done part Of
their threshing but we have not the figures at
this writing.
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A CASE OF DEAFNESS CURED.
Office of Shaw s. Baldwin's Wholesale
Notion House, Toledo, o., Dec. IL,

"A NaoCI Vt DEAr NESS COhED.
Office of Shaw s. Baldwin's Wholesale
Notion House, Toledo, o., Dec. II,
1879.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio
Dear Sirs: About three months ago.
noticing letter addressed to you in
the Bee from Gen. Sleyin, in reference
to the cure of his son by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure, we were induced
to commence the use of it for our
daughter Nellie, now fourteen years
old. who has been suffering from ca
tarrh for about eight years, during
which time she has been treated by one
of the best physicians in this city. We
have also tried the use of almost all
the known remedies for catarrh, with
no more success than temporary relief.
Many nights have we laid awake to
hold her mouth open to keep her from
strangling. Her hearing had also be-
come affected. We were afraid that
she never would recover. We have
now used six bottles of Halls Catarrh
Cure and we believe Nellie to be en-
tirely cured. In few days after CON-
mencing the use of it we noticed de-
cided change for the better, and from
that right along she has improved, un-
til now she breathes as easily as any
one. She sleeps we'll and her hearing is
perfectly good. We feel that the disease
is entirely removed. We write this
unsolicited letter, feeling that it is due
you, and with the hope that others
may be benefited in like manner. We
can hardly realize that such a change
could be effected in so short time
after battling with the disease 80 long.
We are still using the remedy at inter
walls, as it seems to build up her sys-
tenn. You are at liberty to use this in
any manner you see proper. We are
yours, truly,
Mn. and Mrs. BALDWIN,,
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COUNTY NEWS.
BLOOM.

Old oats are selling at twenty-five cents and
potatoes 1T sixty cents per bushel.
Aug. 18th our corn was sufficiently ripened to
gather for seed.
Now Is the time to make fire breaks, before
the rush Of threshing begins.
Many are blowing, as they ind that August
Flowing produces best yield Of wheat.
Mr.. Conway. of MOnOna, Iowa, will put up
three hundred tons of hay in our town.
Adam Stoderl, OF Murray county, was over
this week to assist In harvesting on his old
farm.
School meetings seem to be farce in rural
places, not enough attending to transact busi-
ness in half the districts near here. Nor do
treasurers make proper reports.
Now chat grouse are grouse, sportsmen are
out IN great numbers from the cities to take
them from us, but it will not be 80 many years
for they are becoming very scarce, not one here
now where there used to be a hundred seven or
eight years ago. PHOENIX
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go Franklin Avenue.
YSold by druggists, 75c.

Gov. McGill has appointed DR.. r.
D. Barber, of this place, delegate to
the National Conference of Charities
and Corrections to be held at Omaha
Aug. 1881. Secretary Hart, another
Worthington man, is a member of the
board and also goes rs delegate. We
notice also that Rev. c. A. VanAnda,
of Minneapolis. with whom we used to
work for the Urion cause in those
''cruel' war days, is also delegate.
And, by'the.way, he is one of the ablest
preachers in the northwest.
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THE THRENKIER.

The Langseth Bros. in Indian Lake have
threshcd out over 200 bushels of oats OF their
own. the average yield being about Il bushels to
the acre.
They also thrcshed flax for John Peterson
which averaged Is bushels to The acre. Also
threshed for Ole Ellingson, wheat went "a
bushels to the acre and oats so bushels, flax
about a. Also for N. N. Langseth. wheat
yielding % bushels and oats IS. fax about Is
bushels. Henry IIaggard's oats went 50 bushels
to the acre and his barley, the best we have
heard OF, 227 bushels on five acres or nearly Is
bushels to the acre. flax over II bushels.
Judge Nelson threshed his oats Wednesday
and got between IS and GO bushels to the acre.
Adrian Qua rdi;ll.
j. II. Cunningham. Of Graham Lakes, is run
ming his thresher and doing some good work.
He threshcd 25O bushels OF oats in an hour and 4
quarter for MI. Kirk. For Mr.. Wilkinson, in Elk,
he threshed 800 bushels In day and made
three settings. moving mile to one OF them
Let's hear from others.
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PERSONALS.

A. L. johnson has gone to Chicago on a visit.
Messrs. Bronx and VanDyke, who have been
visiting their farm in Elk, have returned to III.
ihois, after paying for the ADVANCE in ad vance.
II: E: Torrance has returned from Chicago will,
lot of new goods.
John Mackay and daughter of Geneva, N. Y,
are visiting friends In this vicinity.
Merchant Henry Davis has been quite i'll the
past week.
Judge Wilson went to Jackson on "Wednesday
Oh law business.
DR.. Barber went to St. Paul yesterday on bust
ness. ~
Probate Judge Wemple was in town Monday,
prObating.
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BALD HEADS BEWARE

Bald headed men. especially runners. should
beware of Adrain. We are informed that the.
other day 4 bald headed travelling man from
Sioux Falls was not exactly snatched bald head
ell but that his bald head was snatchcd by the
marshal, who, acting upon the scriptual passage
wi. whien Says, "t:9 up, thou bald hcad,' arres Ell
ually locked him in the caIabOOSe.
me facts, as we get them are that the bald
headed man went Oh the street with his hat off,
when some one informed him that bald headed
men we're not allowed to run at large in Adrain.
This irritatel the runner who swore at the
impcrtinent fellow and Informed him that owing
t. a, the ''r",.th and lack of proper canals and
i;tt 81; LOT ms Uranium, the crop was
blank p!ease'' with his own scalp and if the in
solent bird-,;Og of fellow would wait until he
was 90 years old, he would not have a stubble
IetS on ms PATE. At this the village marshal
collare'l the hairless runner and march. d him
to the lock up. The runner demonstrated, said
he was neither drunk nor disorderly that he was
co years old and h"i never been arrested before.
etc. etc. out he was locked up nevertheless.
When the matter became known a number of
t Gitzsn* took it up ana secured the recase Of
the dis :I;t. travelling man. The boys say
that the Wolf bounced on the lamb this tinle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

SUOIAfONS.
STATE TGn or N MiiSX o,1ss + IS
District Court. Thirteenth Judicial District.
Anheuscr-Busch Brewing Association, plaintiif,
against
l.. Singer, defendant.
The state Of Minnesota to the above named de-
PENDANT:
You, !. Singer. are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint of the
plaintiif in the above entitled action which is on
h!e ~ the Office of the clerk of the said court at
his Office at Worthngton. Mobiles county Mimi,
ana TO serve COPY "fyoUranSwcrt to said com
plant on the Subsci'iherat his office, in the vii
iagc OF Worthington in the county of Mobiles.
Minnesota, within twenty days after the service
OF TINS summons upon you. exclusive OF the day
OF such service; and if you fail to answer the
said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
pialntl1f in this action VIII on such failure take
Judgment against You for the sum of six hundred
and thirty. nine 50-lOO dollars, and interest, to-
gether with the costs and disbursements herein
Dated August nth, A. d., 1897.
DANIEL RoIiHER, Plaintiffs Atty,
WOrthington, MINI.
First publication Aug. IS. 1897
Last publication Sept. %, 1887.
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LORAIN.

Mr.. RaMage has threshed some OF his oats.
which yielded 60 bu. to the acre.
Can anybody give Information as to treating
black leg? II 81. answer through the AD-
VANCE
A good many farmers are talking of joining
the Alliance and shipping through them.
s. Mclean has lost two head of cattle with
the black lex. Shepard aud Murwin also lost
one each.
Mrs. James Payne is improving under the
care of DIR. Barber.
Cattle In the Firth brothers herd are coming
down with the black leg. Four have died and
two more are down. Parties having cattle in
the same had better look after their interests.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25

Parties who are interested in the Worlds
Soul Communion are informed that next Tues.
day IS the day, August Seth, and the time for
this longitude Is 80 p m continuing for half an
hour.
At this time thousands of persons will be w..
ing half hour to soul communion and inspira-
ton and forming a a line extending aroun
the earth.
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WONDERFUL CURES-

W. d. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and
Retail Druggists of Rome. Ga. say:
We have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Sa:ve for two years.
Have never handled remedies that sell
as well or give such universal satisfac-
ton. There have been some wonder.
full cures effected in this city. Several
cases of pronounced consumption have
been entirely cured by use of few
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery,
taken in connection with Electric Bit
iers. We guarantee them always. Sold
by G.. ". Smith. 1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25

The Window Reporter says that fifteen years
ago Charlie HceOx gave a silver dollar to Billy
teehan IN piwn, On the dollar he had engraved
his brothers picture. The dollar disappeared
and was given up as lost. But a few days ago
1t turned up.in the hands of Col. Ashley WHO
passed It TO Charlie and made him happy. The
question is where it had been.
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GREATLY EXCITED.

Not few of the citizens of Worth.
ington have recently become greatly
excited over the astounding facts. that
several of their friends who had been
pronounced by their physicians as in
durable and beyond all hope-sufferinp
with that dreaded monster Consump.
tion-have been completely cured bv
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, the only remedy that does
positively cure all throat and lung dis
eases, Coughs. Colds, Asthma and
Bronchitis. Trial bottle free at &. w.
Smiths drug store. Large bottles 81. l
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Sale of State Lands.

State Of Minnesota, Land Office.
Saint Paul. August 18th 1887.
Notice is hereby given that will offer at Pub
lie Sale At the County Auditors Office in Worth
ingtOn, on
Saturday, October Sth, 1887,
At 10 O'Clock a. H.. OH the terms prescribed by
law, the School Lands, IN Mobiles County, that
have been appraised and are unSOld, or that
have been sold and forfeited by reason of fail.
ure to pay interest for two or more years.
Lists OF the lands to be offered may be seen at
the Auditors Office for ten days prior to the
sale. W. w. BRADEN.
52-GW Commissioner Of the State Land Office.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25

Sheriff Anderson, who has been in the west
end on official business inforr's us that Frank
Simons. Of Westside, died suddenly on Wednes.
day morning last Mr.. A. was at the house
had recovered from an attack of typhoid fever
sufficiently to walk in the yard. While walk
ing he suddenly became faint aud died before
he could be taken into the house. He leaves q
wife and one or two children
Last week we announced the death of his
father, j:l>t one week previous
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25

We call special attention to the reports which
the ADVANCE IS giving each week under the
head OF 1.-The Thresher." We have fine yield
this year and no cavil. It's especial ly a wheat
year, the report of 20 to Is and even 80 bushels
being common.
This ought to be jubilee year. A good full
yield of grain, and hay the king and money
crOp
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There will he a meeting of the exec
utive committee of the Mobiles County
Agricultural Society on Saturday, Sep
TENDER Sd. at l O'Clock p M, at the
court house.